Groovin'

Yo what a great G-rated album! The backing instrumentation was minimal but pleasing (though I could do with less jazz flute) but I loved the vocals and the songs were so catchy and shallow and fun. These guys took rock and roll and made it non-controversial and accessible.

Standouts Groovin'

Ftom the sounds of it nobody cared about this record while writing, recording and producing it, so why should I care about it?

Inoffensive, but unengaging and unnecessary. Blissfully short ⭐⭐

7,5

Kind of generic harmless fun really isn’t it. It’s just fine.

Now this was some soul for yo ass!! Loved most of it!

what a bunch of rascals

Solid enough for the mid-60s sound (and blessedly short).

The music was fine, but the mixing was a bit obnoxious on some of the tracks

Maybe I'm grumpy but it was too generic.

Not sure, maybe based on the band's name and the album cover I thought this was going to be some kind of novelty album, and I am not really a fan of novelty music at all! However listening halfway through this and it just seems like decent baroque pop type of album, not great, but not terrible either. So probably something like 2 stars, maybe 3 stars if I am being just slightly generous. Update: honestly deserving 3 stars I reckon, a few really nice tracks here. I will go as far as saying - REVISIT this one

Fine but very dated.

This again feels like it was added completely because of the hit single. If the list was "1001 singles from the 60s you might like" I could see it being added. The rest of the tracks weren't bad but it was just like the nascent combination of songcraft and the business side where each song is engineered to be a sellable product. Maybe it was a necessary step but wow is it boring to plow through.

Fine. Kind of surprised how low of a stream count it was.

Franchement cool, et je l'ai ecouté avec elian donc c'est trop chouette 3.5

Bonne découverte. parfait contexte pour l'écouter

Feels more 50’s

Late 60’s goofy rock

Nothing much here that got me hooked, the only tune was Groovin'

++*: Groovin' ++: A Girl Like You, If You Knew, You Better Run, A Place in the Sun, It's Love +: Find Somebody, Sueño, How Can I Be Sure, I Don't Love You Anymore +-: I'm So Happy Now 7,7/10

A one hit wonder, plain and simple. There is nothing to this I haven’t heard before, but done better by other groups. Although the title track does save it from a 1 star review. It’s cool.

Had to go hear groovin’ in Spanish. Made giggle, ngl

Enjoyed this in a harmless enough sort of way...

Straight out of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It’s hard to mess up this genre of 60s pop rock. A Place in the Sun stood out. 4/5

Very Beatlemania coded. I'd wager this album doesn't deserve a spot on this list, but whatever, it's a fun (albeit inoffensive) listen. Didn't realize that these guys came up with "Groovin'" and that Booker T & the MG's covered it.

Usually with these kinds of 60s albums I'll find it kind of repulsive, but I actually didn't mind this one. It was pretty sure and Groovin is a pretty popular/influential song from that time.

Had this been early-60s, I could plausibly see how it could have been "trailblazing" or something. But really, by '67, it's just another quite good example of pop / soul / harmonies. The hit single itself isn't even that good ("How Can I Be Sure" the standout track with the OTT vocals and strings)

1960’s groovy but a cut above the average. Solid if not spectacular.

Songs that I might be persuaded to karaoke when I’m 3 or 4 deep. But otherwise throwaway ‘60s pop.

Perhaps a little uneven, but that’s because five of the songs are greatest hits. Most of the others hold up well. An important part of the late 60’s rock movement.

i'll catch up!! MKAYYYY i'd definitely create a second playlist inspired on my grandpa's music taste just to add some of these in there

Sounds like the 50s

A fun listen. Definitely good background music.

Aptly named - it’s enjoyably groovy pop

Det borde kittla till och borde vara ”up my alley”, men känner mest meh..

Borde va min typ av skiva men inte jättekul att lyssna på

Låter som ett 60-talsalbum i mängden. Ganska bra, inte fantastiskt. Snyggt albumomslag bumpar upp det till svag 4.

Oooh ett till galet bra album från 60-talet. Rätt bra variation trots tidsålder. Kan knappt klaga på något, förutom covern på A Place in the Sun. Vafan ett år efter den släpptes och den tillför typ inget speciellt? Bara utfyllnad i guess. Ska byta namn till Dino Danelli

Stark tvåa hehe. Sömnpiller. Sorry Dino Danillo

Quite pleasant 60s pop, but I’m sure I won't feel the need to listen to it ever again. However, much better than you’d expect based on the album artwork, the band's name, or the album title.

Sometimes the global reviews state the review perfectly, for example "Like thumbing marshmallows into the anus of a cat.". I couldn't have said it better myself.

60s pop nonsense.

I recognized "Groovin'" but the rest of the album was new to me. It was fine, but not one that really grabbed me.

Loved Groovin- throwback chill

Simple, inoffensive music.

I agree with the general idea that this doesn't need to be in the book, but it's kinda pleasant to listen to at least. I just don't see a reason to hear it again. 60s pop runs a thin line between reductive and extravagant for me.

Boring old school pop

Ça groove et c'est varié tout en restant dans une ambiance un peu hippie, pas mal

C'était plutôt sympa, j'ai bien groové

Didn’t groove with this

Sure! Why not Best Song: Groovin' Rating: 6/10 Stars: 3

Okay but not consistent. Not enough good songs

Classic 60s pop sound, all harmonies and stolen Beatles riffs. Nice variety within the album but there’s a reason these guys aren’t household names.

The first song hooked me- such a great album to just put on in the background or sit and listen to. I could listen to a lot of these songs casually. Groovin is such a classic that I didn't even comprehend the artist was the same until I heard it play. How Can I Be Sure is so good, and so is A Girl Like You. Good album!

It's kinda sweet, but also quite flat and boring as a result. Sure I understand that there is some historical significance but it doesn't feel as mandatory as they claim. It's very uneven as a record, and I was bored

Actually quite nice

I enjoyed this album. Going in, I knew some of The Young Rascals’ bigger songs, but I was surprised by how much variety there is on Groovin’. It has that unmistakable late-’60s sound, but the album doesn’t stay in one lane. There’s soul, rock, horns, harmonies, psychedelic guitar, and even some Latin influence on “Sueño.” “A Girl Like You” was a pleasant way to start, and I really liked the classic late-’60s guitar sound on “Find Somebody.” “I’m So Happy” stood out for its horn section and harmonies, while “How Can I Be Sure” was one of those songs I immediately recognized from hearing oldies growing up. Of course, I already knew “Groovin’,” but my favorite was easily “You Better Run.” I like both the original Young Rascals version and Pat Benatar’s later version, and this one has a gritty rock and R&B edge that really works for me. “A Place in the Sun” and “It’s Love” were also good tracks toward the end. Overall, this was an enjoyable listen with more range than I expected. There weren’t quite enough standout moments to push it into four-star territory or make me want the vinyl, but I’m glad I finally heard the whole album.

A couple bangers, a couple dogs. So-so relic of the 60s. The singles are ok, the rest is pretty forgettable.

Does not hold up to any hype it could have had

It's fine, but sounds just like so many other bands from the period.

The sound of the 60s

Yay - some good tunes to start the day! it's got enough good music that you will be groovin' right along with them.

I kind of dig it

Better than expected. More than just Groovin. But not that much more

60-tal så det skriker om dettttt. Rätt nice

Overall a bit dull. Song for song I think it’s ok, very emblematic of the era, but even 30 minutes is too much

Not very exciting... Definitely not pushing any envelopes with this one

60s Boy band. Still cool flower power

Nice music. Not exceptional.

(6.6)

It is interesting how as a non-American music obsessive of several decades, I have been barely aware of The Young Rascals. Seems they were massive! I had heard the title track of course and assumed it was by The Drifters or Miracles or Temptations or what have you, and it’s not the only track on the album where they sound convincingly like a world-class black vocal group. They do plenty more to impress too. In fact, for a 60s US pop album, ‘Groovin’’ is remarkably rounded and lacking in anything with even a suggestion of filler about it. Add to that that the group was a self contained writing unit, and I become flabbergasted that they could have slipped into a position of historical curio. This is one of those occasions where the 1001 listening experience is delivering exactly what I wanted from it. I will be investigating their shockingly small catalogue and trying to figure out further why I don’t hear them talked about as much as The Byrds, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Monkees and so on.

Loved the Rascals, loved this album

This album is kinda nothing...

Very good!

2.5

Find Somebody and You Better Run weren't bad. The rest of the album wasn't all that exciting. Honestly, about what I expected. Late 60s pop rock with a brief dabble in the psychedelic.

Knee-jerk reaction to this....mostly to the album cover -- Jesus this is going to be terrible. After listening to the album, oh ok this is pretty alright. I have an immediate negative bias to anything groovy (see Feeling Groovy by Simon and Garfunkel) and, TBH, I had to really center my soul and listen to the title track more than once to not dismiss it out of hand. Still not a fantastic album -- has some elements of late 60's pop that I dislike -- but also a fair amount of soul elements to not make it a complete waste.....

This was a fun 60s pop album. The Spanish guitar was a high point. Very light, okay lyrics. Nothing amazing but the sort of record that you could swear you’ve heard a lot of the song half before on the radio

It was alright didn't really have any strong feelings while listening 2.5

A couple of great songs and a lot of average songs

3.5

How can you not smile as soon as the first song starts? It’s like hearing sunshine.

I loved grooving and girl like you. They were so in the zone and knew exactly what they were

Odd 60's music that doesn't really belong on this list.

This .... well, I wish I'd listened to the mono version. The stereo version was just someone randomly using hard pans. Even so, it just wasn't anything spectacular.

This 1967 album is categorized as psychedelic pop/soul, garage rock. This is a good album, particularly because of the variety of the songs: early Beatles, symphonic pop, trippy pop/rock and rock. It illustrates how much music was changing during this time. I enjoy all the songs but liked the following: A Girl Like You Find Somebody Sueno How Can I Be Sure  Groovin' You Better Run (Pat Benetar covered) It's Love They also have other popular songs not on this album so I expect another album from them.

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This is one of those that doesn't really sound like one band, but largely OK studio musician singles, which is how the sausage is always made I guess, but this is more obvious about it.

Two things I did not know about the Rascals until I listened to this: A Tribe Called Quest sampled “Sueno” for their first hit, and Pat Benatar's '80s hit “You Better Run” was actually a cover of their song. This is a fairly varied collection of 60s pop rock ranging from brassy variety-show fare to psychedelia. “Find Somebody” is a terrific garage rock song. "Groovin'" will always evoke for me late-night ads for nostalgic Boomer compilation LPs like "Freedom Rock."

Nice 60s pop, not sure if essential.

Gezellie

Above-average 60s pop rock that swipes from equally from Motown, the British Invasion and Burt Bacharach but still comes up with fresh and inventive songs. Even with the primitive mono sound, the expansive and complex arrangements open up the songs in interesting ways that would give the Beach Boys a run for their money. (Album gets dinged a point for having the insufferable "Groovin'" on it, though.)

Didn't really get into this one. Guess you had to be there.

It wasn’t bad, there just wasn’t much interesting about this.

One of my favorite albums

Album art is awful, but the album itself was surprisingly good. Consistently decent vocals. Mixture of genres and styles with good backing. Nice variety of instruments all played competently. Honestly just not really much to criticise. It was all enjoyable enough to listen to and well performed. The variety of genres kept it fresh and interesting without feeling jarring. Can't justify rating lower than 4 unless I dropped it points for crap album art.

howww are people calling this garbage psychedelic?? I'm insulted! Idk it's 1967 so maybe I should give it more credit but it just sounds really uninspired... There seems to be a lot of differing styles which is impressive but it's bog standard of all the styles and doesn't do anything especially well. Stale bread 2

Listened before?: nope A Girl Like You - 4/5 Find Somebody - 3/5 I'm So Happy Now - 2/5 Sueno - 3/5 How Can I Be Sure - 4/5 Groovin' - 3/5 If You Knew - 3/5 I Don't Love You Anymore - 3/5 You Better Run - 3/5 A Place in the Sun - 2/5 It's Love - 2/5 Average score: 2.9/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ it's fine. just barely within 3 stars for me. that is all

This sounds like typical 60s music. Very Beatles -style pop with plenty of psychedelia sprinkled in. I was surprised to hear the song "You Better Run". I grew up listening to Pat Benatar because my parents were fans and I never knew it was a cover. I prefer her version, but it's still the most energetic song on the album. The rest of it was not to my taste, however.